Gopher Women's Hockey Jan 20 - $1

MN Special Hockey has been given a wonderful opportunity to attend a Gophers Women's Hockey game at Ridder arena for only $1 per person! 

Thanks to the generosity of the athletic department, we have been given this special ticket price to come see one of the best women's teams in hockey today! (Ranked #2!) 

We will be watching the Gophers battle it out against the Bemidji State Beavers (#6!) at 6:00pm on Friday, January 20th at Ritter Stadium.


Calendar: Gopher Women's Hockey Night | Minnesota Special Hockey

If you can attend, please let your team manager know so s/eh can RSVP (Eagles: John F: jfaughnan@gmail.com)

Two sites for hockey videos and coaching / playing tips

These are two sites with good video material - free of charge

• Hockey Video Tips: HowToHockey.com. I am probably going to buy his Complete Guide to Stickhandling but the videos and tips are free. Most of the material isn't for us, but the basic videos are excellent and brief.
• Ice Hockey Tips | HockeyTutorial.com: The "Ice" in the page title is the clue -- this is a site in England (!). Videos are longish, but thorough. Comprehensive coverage.

Dallas tournament - April 13 to 15th 2012 - update

The annual disabled hockey tournament is in Dallas this year, just a few months from now. It's on our calendar and you can learn about it from two sites:

• USA Hockey: http://www.usahockey.com/Template_Usahockey.aspx?ID=16722&NAV=PL_05
• Facebook: 2012 USA Hockey National Disabled Festival

We are looking for someone willing to take on a leadership role this year. Please let Jane Cashin (jocashin@comcast.net), or John Faughnan (jfaughnan@gmail.com) know if you would be willing to help organize.

We don't know yet if we'll have an 'A' team and one or more 'B' teams, or if we'll play as multi-line teams (Raptors, Stingers, Muskies, etc).

There will be a bus leaving from a local rink and traveling to Dallas - yes, it's a long overnight ride! For example:

• Bus leaves from one of the local rinks around 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 12^th.
• Arrive in Dallas around 1:00 – 2:00 on Thursday.
• Play games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Bus leaves immediately after the last game on Sunday.
• Bus arrives back at the local rink on Monday morning.

We don't yet know the budget and financing. We might just help cover most of the bus costs or we might have additional funds to defray expenses.

Please do let Jane or John know if you think you could lead this little project!

Hockey Cheat Sheet

Hockey Cheat Sheet - Neat reference on tips for hockey players. It would be great to see an adapted version of this.

If anyone does an adapted version, let me know!

2012 Dallas USA Disabled Hockey festival April 2012

More news about the 2012 Dallas USA Disabled Hockey festival:

2011 USA Hockey Disabled Festival

The 8th annual USA Hockey National Disabled Festival will take place April 13-15, 2012 in the Dallas, Texas area. The Festival encompasses all 4 disciplines of disabled hockey which includes deaf/hard of hearing hockey, special hockey, sled hockey and standing/amputee hockey. Download the Disabled Festival Invitation and Application Form now!

This year the Adult Sled Hockey National Championship will again be a part of the Festival. Please make sure to read through the links below which contain additional information needed to register & qualify for the Adult Sled National Championship.

2012 Sled Nationals Rules

Adult Roster & Ranking Form

Player Waiver & Addition Form

Mark your calendar now as this is the largest gathering of disabled hockey athletes anywhere in the world.

Invitation: http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_Players/Menu_Disabled/Menu_Disabled_Festival/2012USADISABLEDHOCKEYFESTIVALINVITATION.pdf

Application:

http://www.usahockey.com/uploadedFiles/USAHockey/Menu_Players/Menu_Disabled/Menu_Disabled_Festival/2012USAHDisabledFestivalApplication.pdf